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they didn't support lilly ledbetter. and he hasn't taken a position on the pending legislate for paycheck fairness. i think that the american people, women across the country, and i think that women at the debate understands it was a real difference in terms of the two candidates, the real choice in this election between who is committed to closing that gap and who is not. so i -- we're pleased with the results. i am sorry that she feels that way. i hope we can make it up. >> stephanie cutter. it's the first time you've played with bruce. pretty cool. >> yes. >> stephanie cutter and the e street band. thanks for joining us from ohio. >>> what do women want? hear from the romney campaign, their proposals. >>> time for the "your business" entrepreneur of the week. former model and analyst created a fashion marketplace that helps local boutiques that don't have their own e-commerce sites sell on line. she knows content sells and launched a companion online magazine as an ultimate source for what's in. watch "your business"
they didn't support lilly ledbetter. and he hasn't taken a position on the pending legislate for paycheck fairness. i think that the american people, women across the country, and i think that women at the debate understands it was a real difference in terms of the two candidates, the real choice in this election between who is committed to closing that gap and who is not. so i -- we're pleased with the results. i am sorry that she feels that way. i hope we can make it up. >> stephanie...
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lilly ledbetter and joy reid will join me next. and in the rewrite, while letting only a tiny sliver of the voting public who cannot make up their mind about which candidate to vote for is actually very, very unfair to african-american voters. >>> i don't know if you were listening last night, but, see, we don't have to order up some binders to find qualified, talented, driven young women to learn and teach and thrive and start businesses. >> in the spotlight tonight, words that bind according to tivo. the segment of the debate that was rewound and watched more than once more than any other segment of the debate was this. >> we took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our cabinet. i went to a number of women's groups and said could you help us find folks and they brought us whole binders full of women. >> earlier today paul ryan tried to explain what his running meant by binders full of women. >> all he simply meant was he went out of his way to try and recrui
lilly ledbetter and joy reid will join me next. and in the rewrite, while letting only a tiny sliver of the voting public who cannot make up their mind about which candidate to vote for is actually very, very unfair to african-american voters. >>> i don't know if you were listening last night, but, see, we don't have to order up some binders to find qualified, talented, driven young women to learn and teach and thrive and start businesses. >> in the spotlight tonight, words that...
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lilly ledbetter, an honor to have you on the show. >> i thank you. >> and joan walsh, of course. coming up, the big dog and the boss hit the campaign trail together. i think that might be fun in ohio. while the president is courting women, bill clinton and bruce springsteen were in ohio going after what you might call white blue collar people like where i came from. >>> also, prospects for the democrats holding the senate are brightening. we have some real brand new poll numbers that suggest the democrats may just hold onto this senate after all. one state where they face an uphill battle is nebraska where bob kerrey, great old bob kerrey, is hoping for a comeback. he's coming here in a minute. >>> coming up, the big dog on the campaign trail for president obama. in ohio together today, working springsteen's white blue collar base. >>> also, brand new poll numbers that suggest the democrats may just hold on to the senate after all. one state where they face an up hill challenge is nebraska where b bob is homing for a comeback. >>> both presidential candidates will be at the al sm
lilly ledbetter, an honor to have you on the show. >> i thank you. >> and joan walsh, of course. coming up, the big dog and the boss hit the campaign trail together. i think that might be fun in ohio. while the president is courting women, bill clinton and bruce springsteen were in ohio going after what you might call white blue collar people like where i came from. >>> also, prospects for the democrats holding the senate are brightening. we have some real brand new poll...
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lilly ledbetter, an honor to have you on the show. >> i thank you. >> and joan walsh, of course. coming up, the big dog and the boss hit the campaign trail together. while the president is courting women, bill clinton and bruce springsteen were in ohio going after what you might call white blue collar people like where i came from. >>> also, prospects for the democrats holding the senate are brightening. we have some real brand new poll numbers that suggest the democrats may just hold onto this senate after all. one state where they face an uphill battle is nebraska where bob kerrey, great old bob kerrey, is hoping for a comeback. he's coming here in a minute. >> impressive crowd, the haves and the have mores. some people call you the elite. i call you my base. >> that's going to be a lot of fun tonight. this is "hardball"hardball," the place for politics. >>> with less than three weeks to go to election day, you can learn a lot about the election by simply looking at where the campaigns are spending the most money on tv ads. and this week four of the top five cities are in wisco
lilly ledbetter, an honor to have you on the show. >> i thank you. >> and joan walsh, of course. coming up, the big dog and the boss hit the campaign trail together. while the president is courting women, bill clinton and bruce springsteen were in ohio going after what you might call white blue collar people like where i came from. >>> also, prospects for the democrats holding the senate are brightening. we have some real brand new poll numbers that suggest the democrats...
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. >> does governor romney support the lilly ledbetter act? >> sam, we'll get back to you on that. >> we'll get back to you on that. then, ed gillespie on the same lilly ledbetter act, the governor would not repeal the lilly lilly led led better act. he was opposed to it at the time. he would not repeal it. and then he said, i was wrong when i said last night governor romney opposed the lilly ledbetter act. and then on and on. the contradictions when you're dealing with inequality of pay with women, whether he was with lilly ledbetter or not, we're going into other areas. i mean, he has a problem with women's issues. >> he absolutely does, reverend. i would say beyond the gaffe, the bigger issue is the fact that he cannot take a stand on really any issue and last night we saw that this pertained to women. he can't take a stand when it comes to women that are an important part of the voting population. he was making strides. we saw in the latest usa today poll that he was doing pretty well. i don't know that that is going to continue after last
. >> does governor romney support the lilly ledbetter act? >> sam, we'll get back to you on that. >> we'll get back to you on that. then, ed gillespie on the same lilly ledbetter act, the governor would not repeal the lilly lilly led led better act. he was opposed to it at the time. he would not repeal it. and then he said, i was wrong when i said last night governor romney opposed the lilly ledbetter act. and then on and on. the contradictions when you're dealing with...
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not that he has binders but that he passed the lilly ledbetter act, he worked for health care reform and worked on the economic side of women's issues. in this case, president obama did it. he got the job done. and romney was just flailing the whole night when it came to women. >> the good news for big shots like mitt romney is that most people don't have careers, they have jobs. >> wage earners. >> they work for wages. the idea of wage inequality is maddening to people. the fact they go and put 50 hours of work in a week and work hard and they think and sweat and have the worries of the job and find out they're getting screwed, basically, i think that's more important than anything in the world. i don't know why the president doesn't ram it home. vicky as i call you now, and nia-malika henderson. thank you. >>> much more up on mitt romney and his binders of women. that line has taken off on the internet for a variety of reasons. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? yo
not that he has binders but that he passed the lilly ledbetter act, he worked for health care reform and worked on the economic side of women's issues. in this case, president obama did it. he got the job done. and romney was just flailing the whole night when it came to women. >> the good news for big shots like mitt romney is that most people don't have careers, they have jobs. >> wage earners. >> they work for wages. the idea of wage inequality is maddening to people. the...
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you brought up ledbetter, and it will focus around the economy. i will play this sound clip from two years. let me finish, please. >> there's nothing important than what you make an hour. >> i agree. two years ago velma hart was as a cnbc town hall. she's a female african-american supporter of president obama. she'll be on the show later. let me play what she said to president obama, and if he gets a similar question this time around, how does he answer it this time in play velma hart, please. >> i'm one of your middle class americans, and quite frankly i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted defending you and your administration and defending the mantle of change i voted for and deeply disappointed with where we are right now. >> how does the president answer that tonight if it's posed to him? >> you have to deal with objective facts. if that's that person's condition, that's what it is. she has to live with the facts. the facts are our economy is better than it was. the facts are the stock market has doubled. we've come back from a direction the republican
you brought up ledbetter, and it will focus around the economy. i will play this sound clip from two years. let me finish, please. >> there's nothing important than what you make an hour. >> i agree. two years ago velma hart was as a cnbc town hall. she's a female african-american supporter of president obama. she'll be on the show later. let me play what she said to president obama, and if he gets a similar question this time around, how does he answer it this time in play velma...
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governor romney says he's for equal bay but not the lily ledbetter aact. does that make sense to you? what are the risks to say you would support something -- you're married and you care about your wife getting a fair shake at work. what is the problem with governor romney just coming out and saying that this act is beneficial for the important part of our population, half of our population? >> what you deal with in a poll-driven candidate. this is a focus group-driven candidate. he has been both times he ran for president. when you talk about mitt romney, you have to look at history, tamron. in 1994 he ran for the u.s. senate to the left of ted kenne kennedy. in 2002 he ran for governor make the trains run on time. i'm not pro-life or pro-choice, i don't expect either label. in 2008 he brought a bunch of leather recliners and tried to smooz them on the cover of national review to put the reagan coalition back toke. in 2012 he runs as the next republican establishment heir apparent. he's run for office four times and run as a different candidate each time
governor romney says he's for equal bay but not the lily ledbetter aact. does that make sense to you? what are the risks to say you would support something -- you're married and you care about your wife getting a fair shake at work. what is the problem with governor romney just coming out and saying that this act is beneficial for the important part of our population, half of our population? >> what you deal with in a poll-driven candidate. this is a focus group-driven candidate. he has...
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i don't think mitt romney is ever going to bring himself to commit, yes, the ledbetter bill will stay on the books, yes, it's a good bill, we need it. i don't think he will. and i know paul ryan is not, because he never supported it. and this is such a terrible injustice to the working women and their families across this nation, it's not right. >> don't miss "hardball" with chris matthews weekdays at 5:00 and 7:00 eastern only on msnbc, the place for politics. >>> here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. dow closed at 13,584 after losing 8 points yesterday. the s&p was down 3, the nasdaq fell 31. >>> taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei added 19 points while in hong kong, the hang seng was up 3. >>> in brussels, europe's leader agreed to install a new supervisor over the eurozone next year. meanwhile, smoke-filled street in athens as riot police clash with protesters. >>> back here at home, a weak earnings report from google came out midday instead of after the bell. google plunged, trades were halted for hours and markets nev
i don't think mitt romney is ever going to bring himself to commit, yes, the ledbetter bill will stay on the books, yes, it's a good bill, we need it. i don't think he will. and i know paul ryan is not, because he never supported it. and this is such a terrible injustice to the working women and their families across this nation, it's not right. >> don't miss "hardball" with chris matthews weekdays at 5:00 and 7:00 eastern only on msnbc, the place for politics. >>>...
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obviously, the lily ledbetter fair pay act was the first bill. and he is -- he has a record of standing up for women. i think mitt romney is lost back in, you know, decades. >> cecile richards, great to have you with us on "the ed show." thanks for joining us tonight. >> thanks, ed. >>> there's a lot more coming in the next half hour of "the ed show." stay with us. >> she committed an act of journalistic terror or malpractice last night. >> you can't be the ref when you're the moderator. you absolutely cannot. >> the right wing, wambulance rides again. up next, karen finney on what all the whining about crowley really means. >>> first, it was pots and pans. now it's the cleveland browns. i'll tell you about paul ryan's latest failed attempt to pander to ohio voters. >>> and president obama gets tough on mitt romney about getting tough on china. >> governor, you're the last person who's going to get tough on china. >> james hoffa of the teamsters is ahead. >>> out of all of the issues in last night's debate, the candidates kept circling back and t
obviously, the lily ledbetter fair pay act was the first bill. and he is -- he has a record of standing up for women. i think mitt romney is lost back in, you know, decades. >> cecile richards, great to have you with us on "the ed show." thanks for joining us tonight. >> thanks, ed. >>> there's a lot more coming in the next half hour of "the ed show." stay with us. >> she committed an act of journalistic terror or malpractice last night. >>...
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the lily ledbetter fair pay act was the first bill i signed into law as president. the first bill. >> now, an update on that riff, actually. what the president just said there about mitt romney's top adviser, admitting last night that mitt romney was actually against the fair pay act for women. that is true. ed gillespie said that on mitt romney's behalf last night. but then, update, today the campaign changed its mind and said, never mind, no, no, no, mitt romney is not against fair pay for women. of course, paul ryan voted against it in congress. the romney campaign used to say it did not know mr. romney's position on the subject. last night mr. romney himself refused to give a position, then the campaign said last night that he was against it, then today they say he's not against it, but he wouldn't repeal it, so maybe that means he's fine with it. everybody clear on that? the president went on today to talk about mr. romney's ideas on contraception, another area where mr. romney's campaign is an impenetrable mess. he got a big round of applause last night -- sor
the lily ledbetter fair pay act was the first bill i signed into law as president. the first bill. >> now, an update on that riff, actually. what the president just said there about mitt romney's top adviser, admitting last night that mitt romney was actually against the fair pay act for women. that is true. ed gillespie said that on mitt romney's behalf last night. but then, update, today the campaign changed its mind and said, never mind, no, no, no, mitt romney is not against fair pay...
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is leaning on that. >> the governor would not repeal the lilly ledbetter act. he was opposed to it at time. the next day, he said i was wrong when i said last night governor opposed the lilly ledbetter act. he never weighed in on it. as president he would not seek to repeal it. the more things change, the more they stay the change. talking 20/20, not the race but vision. is president obama laying out a convincing blueprint for a second term? what he needs to present for the future just ahead. ♪ [ male announcer ] finally, mom's oven-baked tastes straight from the microwave. like oven-roasted chicken in a creamy alfredo sauce. marie callender's new comfort bakes. it's time to savor. marie callender's new comfort bakes. you're not just looking for a by house. eyes you're looking for a place for your life to happen. constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. springsteen are camp
is leaning on that. >> the governor would not repeal the lilly ledbetter act. he was opposed to it at time. the next day, he said i was wrong when i said last night governor opposed the lilly ledbetter act. he never weighed in on it. as president he would not seek to repeal it. the more things change, the more they stay the change. talking 20/20, not the race but vision. is president obama laying out a convincing blueprint for a second term? what he needs to present for the future just...
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. >> when governor romney's campaign was asked about the lily ledbetter bill, whether he supported it, he saidings i'll get back to you. that's not the kind of advocacy women need in any ecomy. now, there's some other issues that have a bearing on how women succeed in the workplace. for example, better health care. now, a major difference in this campaign is that governor romney feels comfortable having politicians in washington decide the health care choices women are making. i think that's a mistake. in my health care bill, i said, insurance companies need to provide contraceptive coverage. to everybody who's insured. this is not just a health issue, it's an economic issue for women. >> let me ask you this -- by the way, that president we saw last night is the president i've seen in several off the record briefings you get before state of the unions and stuff like that, where he's in control, pacing in his way, very logical in his span of knowledge. let me ask you this about the women's thing last night. i couldn't believe the president was lucky enough -- almost like he had a ringe
. >> when governor romney's campaign was asked about the lily ledbetter bill, whether he supported it, he saidings i'll get back to you. that's not the kind of advocacy women need in any ecomy. now, there's some other issues that have a bearing on how women succeed in the workplace. for example, better health care. now, a major difference in this campaign is that governor romney feels comfortable having politicians in washington decide the health care choices women are making. i think...
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marco rubio was on over the weekend and he said that the lilly ledbetter act wasn't about helping women and i know you may be able to interpret this for me because i can't figure this out. let me play it to you and explain this to me. >> all right. >> just because they call it a piece of legislation, it doesn't make it so. much of this legislation is, in many respects, an effort to help trial lawyers collect their fees and file lawsuits which may not contribute whatsoever. >> two questions. one, how do you have a bill for equal pay for women but it's not for equal pay for women and how do you attract women voters saying things like that? >> well, he's just completely wrong and in terms of the political implications. the american people understand very clearly what the lilly ledbetter act is all about and the fact that the romney campaign has been unable repeatedly unable to articulate what governor romney's position is on the act, where he stands on it today and what he would do if he were president i think is a huge vulnerability and the microtargeting that they are doing in ohio aroun
marco rubio was on over the weekend and he said that the lilly ledbetter act wasn't about helping women and i know you may be able to interpret this for me because i can't figure this out. let me play it to you and explain this to me. >> all right. >> just because they call it a piece of legislation, it doesn't make it so. much of this legislation is, in many respects, an effort to help trial lawyers collect their fees and file lawsuits which may not contribute whatsoever. >>...
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he hit lily ledbetter. then he went into bigger systemic things, like talking about pell grants and the role of education and women getting toward equal pay and then bringing it to contraception and the ability to control reproductive health. he said my dream sentence, this is not just women's issues and family issues, these are economic issues. that's one of the smartest ways i heard it address. it may be pandering, but it brought a terrific answer. >> i think the rights of women are not addressed directly. i think we saw this very thing in the vice presidential debate where the candidates were asked about their beliefs about abortion but not necessarily about theoretically what do you believe the rights of women should be, in particular with terminating a pregnancy or not. so i think that we're seeing the interest of women being, as my political theer or lists would say, subverted. first to men in terms of being in charge of most of the state legislatures, to medical professionals in many instances, and s
he hit lily ledbetter. then he went into bigger systemic things, like talking about pell grants and the role of education and women getting toward equal pay and then bringing it to contraception and the ability to control reproductive health. he said my dream sentence, this is not just women's issues and family issues, these are economic issues. that's one of the smartest ways i heard it address. it may be pandering, but it brought a terrific answer. >> i think the rights of women are not...
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women love the lilly ledbetter. >> it was preparation and planning. the president knew what he wanted to do. >> he had a game plan. >> he was so prepared. >> he went to contraception as you pointed, a women's issue. but he made careful. you look at the slippage. he's careful to trim that. let's look championing his own record on women. he was sure to point out the romney's campaign not wanting to take on lilly ledbetter. let's watch him go after him on womens rights. >> when governor romney's campaign was asked about the lilly ledbetter bill whether he supported it, he said i'll get back to you. and that's not the kind of advocacy that women need in any economy. now, there are some other issues that have a bearing on how women succeed in the workplace. for example, their health care. now, a major difference in this campaign is that governor romney feels comfortable having politicians in washington decide the health care choices that women are making. i think that's a mistake. in my health care bill, i said insurance companies need to provide contracep
women love the lilly ledbetter. >> it was preparation and planning. the president knew what he wanted to do. >> he had a game plan. >> he was so prepared. >> he went to contraception as you pointed, a women's issue. but he made careful. you look at the slippage. he's careful to trim that. let's look championing his own record on women. he was sure to point out the romney's campaign not wanting to take on lilly ledbetter. let's watch him go after him on womens rights....
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he still won't say whether he would sign the lilly ledbetter fair pay act into law. women lose $431,000 over their professional life by not getting equal pay for equal work. it's real money and at the end of the day when women go cast their ballot in the ballot box, president obama will have a double-digit lead with women because of mitt romney's being so out of touch with women's issues. >> as you point out the democrats do continue to hammer governor romney by the comments made by richard mourdock, the obama campaign up with a clock counting the time since mourdock's comments without the governor withdrawing his endorsement, there's no question this issue is truly important. but to really sway women voters does the president need a stronger economic appeal to those women that are on the fence in these final 11 days? >> well, first of all, it has been three days now since senate candidate richard mourdock in indiana said that the -- that the resulting pregnancy from a rape is -- was intended by god and was a gift from god. and mitt romney hasn't even said himself th
he still won't say whether he would sign the lilly ledbetter fair pay act into law. women lose $431,000 over their professional life by not getting equal pay for equal work. it's real money and at the end of the day when women go cast their ballot in the ballot box, president obama will have a double-digit lead with women because of mitt romney's being so out of touch with women's issues. >> as you point out the democrats do continue to hammer governor romney by the comments made by...
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when asked about the lilly ledbetter could only offer up a binder full of women that were apparently handed to him because his administration failed do a good job of recruiting effectively in the state. it's bizarre and sad for somebody who had been in business for 25 years in the state of ms chaets. massachusetts. >> what an admission. >> i want to bring in, speaking of women, i want to bring in the tireless and talented casey hunt on the road with romney and casey, you always have a very judicious and inciteful take on how romney land is dealing with this stuff. paul ryan trying to do some damage control. romney surrogates doing damage control. this is paul ryan on the "today" show talking about the tax question. let's take a listen. >> you don't go to congress and say here's all of our details, take it or leave it. you say this is my framework. >> where's the leadership. you're number's guy. >> right. and here's what i know, mat, if you say to congress take it or leave it my plan my way orts highway you don't get things done. >> casey, the numbers thing as mark leibovich points ou
when asked about the lilly ledbetter could only offer up a binder full of women that were apparently handed to him because his administration failed do a good job of recruiting effectively in the state. it's bizarre and sad for somebody who had been in business for 25 years in the state of ms chaets. massachusetts. >> what an admission. >> i want to bring in, speaking of women, i want to bring in the tireless and talented casey hunt on the road with romney and casey, you always have...
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brought us whole binders full of women. >> governor romney's was asked about the lily ledbetter bill. >> you're the last person getting tough on china. >> any investments over the last eight years have been managed by a blind trust. >> have you looked in the pension? >> it's not as big as yours. i stood in the rose garden and said this was an act of terror. the suggestion that anybody in my team would play politics or mislead is offensive. >> it was an act of terror. >> please proceed, governor. >> he did, in fact, sir, so let me call it an act -- >> when he said 47% of the country considered themselves victims, think about who he was talking about. >> it was almost like an ice hockey game. >> they were kind of circling each other like, okay, man. >> i'm not going to whine about the rules or moderator. >> the moderator actually becomes the ref. she made a gigantic mistake. >> you don't offer specifics. why? >> this weekend atlas scrub. >> you're a numbers guy. >> no, we're saying -- right. >> you know how hard it is so make volunteering at a homeless shelter look like a negative thing
brought us whole binders full of women. >> governor romney's was asked about the lily ledbetter bill. >> you're the last person getting tough on china. >> any investments over the last eight years have been managed by a blind trust. >> have you looked in the pension? >> it's not as big as yours. i stood in the rose garden and said this was an act of terror. the suggestion that anybody in my team would play politics or mislead is offensive. >> it was an act of...
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he uses that as a bridge to talk about lily ledbetter, which is an issue where mitt romney has not only not known where he stood, but because he couldn't come out and say, yes, i support the fair pay act, people feel like he is extreme and out of touch. >> but abortion polling that shows folks on the left are a little uncomfortable with the celebratory language around abortion as well. there's an extreme on the left and right. >> that's not the debate. he's not talking much about abortion on the stump. he's talking about women's health and contraception, health care access. >> because it's the mainstay of the dnc. >> i don't want to talk about abortion rights but the economy. that's the question he was asked about katherine fenton. he talks about fair pay and the binder. he said, i got to be 50 years old, and the governor of a state, and i did not know in my own rolodex i did not know women who are qualified to work with me. that sounds to me quite devastating. >> that's not what he said. >> it is exactly. >> what he said is i have to ask somebody else, which was a lie, but i have to as
he uses that as a bridge to talk about lily ledbetter, which is an issue where mitt romney has not only not known where he stood, but because he couldn't come out and say, yes, i support the fair pay act, people feel like he is extreme and out of touch. >> but abortion polling that shows folks on the left are a little uncomfortable with the celebratory language around abortion as well. there's an extreme on the left and right. >> that's not the debate. he's not talking much about...
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this goes back to his attitude about lilly ledbetter. back to the fact not one republican in the senate supported the paycheck fairness act. and mitt romney agrees with that. he was against it as well. this is an attitude about women in the workplace and not getting what it's like. >> jackie, building on what anita is saying here, the obama campaign quick to hit romney with a new ad titled romney's condescending views towards women. and romney told an anecdotal story but he didn't take a position on women. so will this comment, the emotion behind it, the negative reaction behind it, will it stick come november 6th? >> i think what'll happen is the truth will come out. this is a clear example as we've seen many times of rhetoric talking about binders of women or any of those versus reality. let's talk about reality. in obama's cabinet today, he has five of 14 positions of women. when romney was in governor he had six of 14. he had a better record than president. let's take the time and not think about rhetoric. that's what team obama love
this goes back to his attitude about lilly ledbetter. back to the fact not one republican in the senate supported the paycheck fairness act. and mitt romney agrees with that. he was against it as well. this is an attitude about women in the workplace and not getting what it's like. >> jackie, building on what anita is saying here, the obama campaign quick to hit romney with a new ad titled romney's condescending views towards women. and romney told an anecdotal story but he didn't take a...
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it has to do with all of his policies from lilly ledbetter to everything else. women have to make a decision about whether they'll be for romney or not. i think that's where it's being fought right now. >> i think it's strange we still talk in such broad strokes about women. imagine talking about what men voters want. women are more than one little set of social issues. women have huge concerns just like everybody else has them. >> and we were out in l.a. the past couple days, and everywhere we went, people in the business, all they talked about -- and i understand, abortion is a critical issue for those who are pro-life, for those who are pro-choice, i understand that. but you go around l.a., everybody, you go around manhattan, and they talk abortion, abortion, abortion. how could any woman vote for -- and these are people that aren't necessarily on the front lines of abortion. it's just this issue that they blow up so much. that you just sit there going, are you crazy? >> but it's not just abortion, joe. women are more liberal than men on a whole series of iss
it has to do with all of his policies from lilly ledbetter to everything else. women have to make a decision about whether they'll be for romney or not. i think that's where it's being fought right now. >> i think it's strange we still talk in such broad strokes about women. imagine talking about what men voters want. women are more than one little set of social issues. women have huge concerns just like everybody else has them. >> and we were out in l.a. the past couple days, and...
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he won on taxes, on lily ledbetter, with that african-american guy. he won clearly on immigration and he clearly won with a question at the end where he took the foolish decision, and of course on benghazi and obama punched him hard. he was caught on top tape, he was caught by the president. he tagged him good at the very end. i think despite romney's efforts to push the clock, tried to push candy crowley, obama got the last punch in and i think it was desizive. i would say on the ten topics, six clear victories, one tie, three for obama and i'm being jen rusz. >> three for romney you mean? >> yeah. i'm giving him three. no, one for romney, three that were unclear who won. so i have 6-1-3 on the topics. >> let me ask you specifically on benghazi, i mentioned that there was that huge factual fumble by mr. romney thinking he had caught president obama that he didn't use the phrase active terror. he did in fact use that exact phrase and he knew it and candy crowley knew it. i think a lot of people expected mitt romney to score real points on this issue o
he won on taxes, on lily ledbetter, with that african-american guy. he won clearly on immigration and he clearly won with a question at the end where he took the foolish decision, and of course on benghazi and obama punched him hard. he was caught on top tape, he was caught by the president. he tagged him good at the very end. i think despite romney's efforts to push the clock, tried to push candy crowley, obama got the last punch in and i think it was desizive. i would say on the ten topics,...
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he supports lilly ledbetter, fair pay. he supports planned parenthood, title ten, affordable care act. governor romney is bad for women. from day one he'd be bad for women because he said for the fist thing he would do is repeal the affordable care act, which has many protections for women. for the first time, women will not be discriminated against in insurance plans because they're women. they will no longer be treated as a pre-existing condition that could deny coverage for the birth of a child. >> and representative, this subject was talked about heavily this morning. let's listen. >> the women that were saying that after the second debate were turning to mitt romney, keep talking about binders. mitt romney's fine. keep talking about binders, and mitt romney will win in a landslide. >> all right. so the more discussion that is had on this subject for democrats, instead of discussing more substance, like employment of women or a real jobs plan, might this hurt democrats? >> well, governor romney says women have been hur
he supports lilly ledbetter, fair pay. he supports planned parenthood, title ten, affordable care act. governor romney is bad for women. from day one he'd be bad for women because he said for the fist thing he would do is repeal the affordable care act, which has many protections for women. for the first time, women will not be discriminated against in insurance plans because they're women. they will no longer be treated as a pre-existing condition that could deny coverage for the birth of a...
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they're trying to link todd akin to transvaginal ultra sounds to lilly ledbetter. the republicans have a very different idea about the status of women in this society. it has, so far, i think, resonated with some women. you do see romney, i think, modifying some of his positions, being a little more moderate. his statement in the last debate about women should have access to contraception, that is certainly true. i mean, that's the law. but he didn't make the point that republicans would like him to make, which is that health insurance providers shouldn't be compelled to cover contraception. so they obviously know, everybody knows 52% of the folks who show up on election day will be women. you saw in 2008, 10 million more. >> well, what we're seeing now is the fact that so many of these undecided voters are women. >> that's right. >> they tend to be less engaged, less informed. i guess the question becomes, are they less likely to vote? how do you get them to vote? there's been a big question raised in the last couple days about the tenor of this campaign and the t
they're trying to link todd akin to transvaginal ultra sounds to lilly ledbetter. the republicans have a very different idea about the status of women in this society. it has, so far, i think, resonated with some women. you do see romney, i think, modifying some of his positions, being a little more moderate. his statement in the last debate about women should have access to contraception, that is certainly true. i mean, that's the law. but he didn't make the point that republicans would like...
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. >> does governor romney think the president was right to sign the lilly ledbetter act into law? >> it was not an equal pay law. what lilly ledbetter did was open up the statute of limitations for lawsuits. >> the conversations were dominated by libya. ryan tried to explain romney's libya mistake. >> it was a passing comment in general. it was not a claim that this was a result of the terrorist attack. >> i don't think they should have sent their u.n. ambassador out saying that this was by a spontaneous mob. i don't think he should have mentioned it six times. >> the problem for romney is, it matters less than how he answered it in front of 65 million people. the white house has questions to answer on libya, particularly on the libya lapses, questions that biden tried to address this morning. >> i answered the question in my debate, were the president and i aware of the requests and we were not. secretary clinton has confirmed that never got to us. their strategy seems to be to try to make it appear that the president didn't care, didn't know, or was lying. the fact of the matter
. >> does governor romney think the president was right to sign the lilly ledbetter act into law? >> it was not an equal pay law. what lilly ledbetter did was open up the statute of limitations for lawsuits. >> the conversations were dominated by libya. ryan tried to explain romney's libya mistake. >> it was a passing comment in general. it was not a claim that this was a result of the terrorist attack. >> i don't think they should have sent their u.n. ambassador...
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women love the lilly ledbetter. >> it was preparation and planning. the president knew what he wanted to do. >> he had a game plan. >> he was so prepared. >> he went to contraception as you pointed, a women's issue. but he made careful. you look at the slippage. he's careful to trim that. let's look championing his own record on women. he was sure to point out the romney's campaign not wanting to take on lilly ledbetter. let's watch him go after him on womens rights. >> when governor romney's campaign was asked about the lilly ledbetter bill whether he supported it, he said i'll get back to you. and that's not the kind of advocacy that women need in any economy. now, there are some other issues that have a bearing on how women succeed in the workplace. for example, their health care. now, a major difference in this campaign is that governor romney feels comfortable having politicians in washington decide the health care choices that women are making. i think that's a mistake. in my health care bill, i said insurance companies need to provide contracep
women love the lilly ledbetter. >> it was preparation and planning. the president knew what he wanted to do. >> he had a game plan. >> he was so prepared. >> he went to contraception as you pointed, a women's issue. but he made careful. you look at the slippage. he's careful to trim that. let's look championing his own record on women. he was sure to point out the romney's campaign not wanting to take on lilly ledbetter. let's watch him go after him on womens rights....
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with ledbetter it's a justice and pocketbook issue. planned parenthood is a women's and pocketbook issues. those issues poll very well for him and show up in focus groups doing very well for him. governor romney's response to that is to say none of that -- all this stuff, those are women's specific issues. i think what moves white working class women is the broader economic argument. is president obama coming up with the jobs plan that works and secondly, is he addressing gas prices which cuts with that voter group and they are competing for that same group just with a very different theory of the case. >> karen, i thought this was surprising in the stats we have from the nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, the question of choice and abortion. 40% of the respondents said they were more likely to vote for a pro-choice candidate. 28% said they were more likely to vote for a pro-life candidate. in 2005 it was 35% for pro-choice, 32% for pro-life. this is more of an issue now. to the degree the obama campaign is -- that it's a hybrid sort
with ledbetter it's a justice and pocketbook issue. planned parenthood is a women's and pocketbook issues. those issues poll very well for him and show up in focus groups doing very well for him. governor romney's response to that is to say none of that -- all this stuff, those are women's specific issues. i think what moves white working class women is the broader economic argument. is president obama coming up with the jobs plan that works and secondly, is he addressing gas prices which cuts...
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want a guy who says, oh, hey, i'm at the library studying when he's really out not signing the lilly ledbetter act or who thinks gay people shouldn't have beautiful complicated weddings. super uncool to be out and about and somebody says, did you vote? no, i wasn't ready. my first time voting was amazing. i voted for barack obama. >> well, the ad is facing backlash in conservative circles for being too risque, but they're not the target audience. how many days would it take to watch all the presidential ads that have aired in ohio over the past month? according to bloomberg news and cancer media, that would be 80 days straight, 24/7. we are talking nonstop, 80 days presidential ads appeared over 58,000 times in ohio over the past month. that's hardball for now. coming up next, your business with j.j. ramberg. we put a week's worth of bad odors in a home. some aerosols may just mix with them. can febreze remove them? [ moderator ] describe the smell. it's very pleasant. some kind of flower maybe? ♪ awww, oh yuck! [ male announcer ] febreze air effects doesn't mix, it actually removes odors so
want a guy who says, oh, hey, i'm at the library studying when he's really out not signing the lilly ledbetter act or who thinks gay people shouldn't have beautiful complicated weddings. super uncool to be out and about and somebody says, did you vote? no, i wasn't ready. my first time voting was amazing. i voted for barack obama. >> well, the ad is facing backlash in conservative circles for being too risque, but they're not the target audience. how many days would it take to watch all...
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want a guy who says, oh, hey, i'm at the library studying when he's really out not signing the lilly ledbetter act or who thinks gay people should never have beautiful complicateded weddings like the kind we see on bravo or tlc all the time. super uncool to be out and about and somebody says, did you vote? no, i wasn't ready. my first time voting was amazing. i voted for barack obama. >> well, the ad is facing backlash in conservative circles for being too risque, but they're not the target audience. finally, it's no secret that both campaigns are pointing a lot of time and resources into the state of ohio. it can really be the make or break state in terms of who wins this election. anybody living in ohio knows this too thanks to the onslaught of campaign ads dominating their tv screen. how many days would it take to watch all the presidential ads that have aired in ohio over the past month? according to bloomberg news and cantor media, that would be -- you won't believe this -- 80 days straight, 24/7. we are talking nonstop, 80 days presidential ads appeared over 58,000 times in ohio over the
want a guy who says, oh, hey, i'm at the library studying when he's really out not signing the lilly ledbetter act or who thinks gay people should never have beautiful complicateded weddings like the kind we see on bravo or tlc all the time. super uncool to be out and about and somebody says, did you vote? no, i wasn't ready. my first time voting was amazing. i voted for barack obama. >> well, the ad is facing backlash in conservative circles for being too risque, but they're not the...
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. >> the first bill i signed was something called the lilly ledbetter bill. so we fixed that. and that's an example of the kind of advocacy that we need. >> important topic. and one which i learned a great deal about, particularly as i was serving as governor of my state. because i had the chance to pull together a cabinet and all the applicants seemed to be men. so we took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds to become qualified to be members of our cabinets. i wenchts to women's groups. can you find folks. they brought us binders full of women. it has gone viral. kerry little a campaign adviser but served as lieutenant governor for romney in massachusetts. you were there then and know what happened when he was shaping the government. according to the organization the political women's political caucus massachusetts government appointments project, massgap, you're familiar with, they say they did present lists of women to both candidates then, and that, in fact, for the first couple of years that the romney administration and romney haley administra
. >> the first bill i signed was something called the lilly ledbetter bill. so we fixed that. and that's an example of the kind of advocacy that we need. >> important topic. and one which i learned a great deal about, particularly as i was serving as governor of my state. because i had the chance to pull together a cabinet and all the applicants seemed to be men. so we took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds to become qualified to be members of our...
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he's got to do it on a whole range of women's issues including equal pay, for example, and lily ledbetter, which paul ryan voted against. he's got to do it on immigration. i think those questions are going to come up because so far what we had in that first debate especially were questions that older, white men kind of focus on. i think we're going to get questions from the real america tonight, and they're going to range ander beyond those kinds of issues to fundamental questions like how we treat women, how we treat immigrants, how we treat minorities and whether we're going to have an equal society. >> i hope they're good questions. i hope they're wide open. i hope they're not the problem revolving around my brother-in-law stuff. in the last debate romney made a promise about taxes and middle income families that have proven impossible to fulfill. it's flimflam. that's not what they're really offering. >> i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle income families. i will lower taxes on middle income families. >> maggie, you're the expert. do people compute this stuff and
he's got to do it on a whole range of women's issues including equal pay, for example, and lily ledbetter, which paul ryan voted against. he's got to do it on immigration. i think those questions are going to come up because so far what we had in that first debate especially were questions that older, white men kind of focus on. i think we're going to get questions from the real america tonight, and they're going to range ander beyond those kinds of issues to fundamental questions like how we...
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equal pay, still uncertainty how he feels about lilly ledbetter and where he blames single women for gunfire. mitt romney's on the wrong side of public opinion. >> now, terry, the apportion issues certainly is a hot one and the romney campaign is out with a new ad, trying to pivot to the middle. watch this. >> turns out romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a woman's life. the issue is more concerned but i'm more concerned about the debt that our children will be left with. >> now, but the obama campaign is not going to let them get away with it. they came back with this ad. >> seeing this from mitt romney? then take a look at this. >> if roe v. wade was overturned and congress passed a federal ban and it came to your desk, would you sign it? ban all abortions only if you vote for him. >> terry, quite an interesting couple of ads, wouldn't you think? >> it's absolutely important for women to understand. i'm glad that the obama administration came out with that ad. it's also true that mitt romne
equal pay, still uncertainty how he feels about lilly ledbetter and where he blames single women for gunfire. mitt romney's on the wrong side of public opinion. >> now, terry, the apportion issues certainly is a hot one and the romney campaign is out with a new ad, trying to pivot to the middle. watch this. >> turns out romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a woman's life. the issue is more...
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>> candy, i want to point out, when governor romney's campaign was asked about the lily ledbetter bill, whether he supported it, he said, i'll get back to you. and that's not the kind of advocacy that women need in any economy. now, there are some other issues that have a bearing on how women succeed in the workplace. for example, their health care. you know, a major difference in this campaign is that governor romney feels comfortable having politicians in washington decide the health care choices that women are making. i think that's a mistake. in my health care bill, i said insurance companies need to provide contraceptive coverage to everybody who's insured. because this is not just a health issue, it's an economic issue for women. it makes a difference. this is money out of that family's pocket. governor romney not only opposed it, he suggested that, in fact, employers should be able to make the decision as to whether or not a woman gets contraception through her insurance coverage. that's not the kind of advocacy that women need. when governor romney says that we should eliminate
>> candy, i want to point out, when governor romney's campaign was asked about the lily ledbetter bill, whether he supported it, he said, i'll get back to you. and that's not the kind of advocacy that women need in any economy. now, there are some other issues that have a bearing on how women succeed in the workplace. for example, their health care. you know, a major difference in this campaign is that governor romney feels comfortable having politicians in washington decide the health...
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, shows how much they don't want to stand behind their positions which of course is to oppose lilly ledbetter fair pay act. >> does it alarm you to see that erosi erosion? >> of course. all of the research shows when women know how extreme mitt romney is on these positions, they won't vote for him, and menace well. the important thing, as this election here, these last two weeks a lot of women are focusing on this election, they don't have the luxury of sitting around like we do and watching all of the ads and this and that. they're beginning to focus. and the women i'm seeing, again, i'm in all of the battleground states now, women are alarmed the a. the extreme positions that mitt romney is taking. >> what's also interesting, i started to talk about this a second ago, the conservative baz is restive. they are falling in line, i don't think you're going to see, you know, ann coult voting for barack obama. let's attack a listen. >>> not a lot 0 love for conservatives in the republican party except now the party will take anything they can get to win. they always tell us it's the independents
, shows how much they don't want to stand behind their positions which of course is to oppose lilly ledbetter fair pay act. >> does it alarm you to see that erosi erosion? >> of course. all of the research shows when women know how extreme mitt romney is on these positions, they won't vote for him, and menace well. the important thing, as this election here, these last two weeks a lot of women are focusing on this election, they don't have the luxury of sitting around like we do and...
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interesting piece this morning where akin is responding to a question about voting against the lilly ledbetter act and saying it's all part of free enterprise and it's about freedom not paying women as much as men. >> that was the argument that was made against the civil rights act too, it's your business, you can do whatever you want with it. but i don't think it's that surprising that some republicans are coming back behind akin here. parties are generally speaking amoral. their job is to get themselves a majority in the senate or the house. whatever they need to do they're going to do to get there. now, it looked for a while like they were going to be able to push him off the ballot. so they all piled on. and they all had this, you know, spas. of more reality. -- spas m of more reality. he didn't buckle. polls were close enough it might be worth putting money in. is this money better spent in missouri, north dakota, montana, virginia. that's all it is. allocation of resources and they have no shortage of this that this time around. >> i don't think it's -- that's very astute observation and
interesting piece this morning where akin is responding to a question about voting against the lilly ledbetter act and saying it's all part of free enterprise and it's about freedom not paying women as much as men. >> that was the argument that was made against the civil rights act too, it's your business, you can do whatever you want with it. but i don't think it's that surprising that some republicans are coming back behind akin here. parties are generally speaking amoral. their job is...
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the lily ledbetter pay act which gives women equal pay for doing the exact same job and the affordable care act where it's no longer a pre-existing condition to be a woman and where women can get free cervical and breast screening and family planning. i was on a bus tour around colorado with a bus full of women including the president of planned parenthood. of course mitt romney said planned parenthood we're getting rid of that. that's the first thing the president need to do. the second thing is what we are doing is boots on the ground. we're working very hard in the targeted states of colorado and other places to make sure that women are not confused and that they go the polls and vote. >> let's talk specifically about your state because i was listening to chuck todd this morning and he was talking about the breakdown of demographics, how important women are as well as the hispanic voting block. 20% of your state, colorado's population is hispanic. the president leads overwhelmingly with hispanic voters. 70% to 25% of likely voters leaning towards the president. we've seen this bump
the lily ledbetter pay act which gives women equal pay for doing the exact same job and the affordable care act where it's no longer a pre-existing condition to be a woman and where women can get free cervical and breast screening and family planning. i was on a bus tour around colorado with a bus full of women including the president of planned parenthood. of course mitt romney said planned parenthood we're getting rid of that. that's the first thing the president need to do. the second thing...
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>> you voted against the lilly ledbetter fair pay act. why do you think it's okay for a woman to be paid less for doing the same work as a man? >> first of all the prove ace of your question that i'm making the distinction. i believe in free enterprise. i don't believe the government sud be telling people what you pay and what you don't pay. i think it's about freedom. if somebody wants to hire somebody and they agree on a salary, that's fine. however it wants to work. so the government sticking its nose into all kinds of things got us into huge trouble. >> claire mccaskill has just released that of her opponent, todd akin. who's the government to come in and tell people they have to pay people the same money for the same work. if business is want to discriminate on race or gender, if a business wants to pay a women less than a man, that's the business's decision. if they want to pay black people less than white people, that must be up to them, too. right? todd akin as a man has become the per sonification of the bounds of political accep
>> you voted against the lilly ledbetter fair pay act. why do you think it's okay for a woman to be paid less for doing the same work as a man? >> first of all the prove ace of your question that i'm making the distinction. i believe in free enterprise. i don't believe the government sud be telling people what you pay and what you don't pay. i think it's about freedom. if somebody wants to hire somebody and they agree on a salary, that's fine. however it wants to work. so the...
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. >> when governor romney's campaign was asked about the lilly ledbetter bill whether he supported it, he said i'll get back to you. >> let's bring in kiki mcclain and chip saltsman. good morning. kiki, let me start with you. is too much being made of this whole binders full of women thing? >> binders full of women is just a symbol, a place to talk about what was and wasn't in the debate last night. they want to see a more trusting relationship with romney that they don't feel like they have right now. i do some work on the project and had the privilege of watching dial groups. and in some ways they weren't feeling the real details that they wanted from either candidate. but they certainly feel a more trusting and connected relationship to president obama than they do governor romney right now. >> nbc spoke with undecided voters after the debate. here's what one long island woman said about the responses to that equal pay question. >> i felt like obama gave actual examples of why he felt passionately about the subject and what he would do about it. he related it not just to women but
. >> when governor romney's campaign was asked about the lilly ledbetter bill whether he supported it, he said i'll get back to you. >> let's bring in kiki mcclain and chip saltsman. good morning. kiki, let me start with you. is too much being made of this whole binders full of women thing? >> binders full of women is just a symbol, a place to talk about what was and wasn't in the debate last night. they want to see a more trusting relationship with romney that they don't feel...
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look at the lilly ledbetter act, so the president needs to bring it to governor romney the next time they go face to face and remind the folks who has been standing in the ready position for them. ohio will remember and we are going to vote for president barack obama. >> both candidates, though, in ohio today. ohio state senator nina turner, thank you for your time. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> absolutely. >>> we're following breaking news out of bellefonte, pennsylvania, sentencing day for jerry sandusky. and as the judge put it he'll be spending the rest of his life behind bars. i'll talk with an attorney who represents certain victims. >>> plus, vice president biden and debate prep against paul ryan. how they're prepping for the big face-off come thursday. and what is your advice for the vice president and congressman ryan ahead of the thursday debate? tweet me your comments or video pointers @thomasaroberts or on facebook. i know what you're thinking. it's a hot white number, but what a hassle to care for! all that pre-treating and chlorine bleach. and don't even think about
look at the lilly ledbetter act, so the president needs to bring it to governor romney the next time they go face to face and remind the folks who has been standing in the ready position for them. ohio will remember and we are going to vote for president barack obama. >> both candidates, though, in ohio today. ohio state senator nina turner, thank you for your time. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> absolutely. >>> we're following breaking news out of bellefonte,...
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and obama, his answer was kind of went with it, ledbetter, i signed the act, i believe in it. romney never answered that question, whether he believes in equal pay for women. in fact, he went on at great length and even kind of more interesting than the binder full of women sort of quote was that his solution seemed to be, well, i'm going to create a lot of jobs, and employers are going to hire all of these people, and they'll even have to hire the women. >> right. >> you know. so that will solve it. it was very weird. >> and equal pay is incredibly important, i think. and i think the president did a good job. i see so much more that this administration has done with the white house council on women and girls and the small business administration in terms of not just working on equal pay but access to capital and other things that help lift women up. but he made a good point tying it to the family and not making it just a women's issue. >> david gregory, you look at the polls and see a lot of the women breaking mitt romney's way. they're breaking mitt romney's way according to
and obama, his answer was kind of went with it, ledbetter, i signed the act, i believe in it. romney never answered that question, whether he believes in equal pay for women. in fact, he went on at great length and even kind of more interesting than the binder full of women sort of quote was that his solution seemed to be, well, i'm going to create a lot of jobs, and employers are going to hire all of these people, and they'll even have to hire the women. >> right. >> you know. so...